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The penultimate Premier League match of the day takes place at Villa Park, where Liverpool are the visitors.

Kick-off is at 17:30 GMT.

Liverpool go into this match 15 points adrift of league leaders Arsenal, having played the same number of games.

They’ve also won only once on the road all season, although that did come in their previous away fixture in Gameweek 15.

Jurgen Klopp has made six changes to his side from the Carabao Cup fourth-round loss to Manchester City on Thursday, and it’s more like a first-choice XI from the players he has at his disposal.

Trent Alexander-Arnold is fit enough to start after illness, taking his place in a pretty much full-strength defence.

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain joins Mohamed Salah and Darwin Nunez in the front three.

As for the hosts, Robin Olsen starts in goal in the absence of World Cup-winning Argentina international Emiliano Martinez.

£4.5m midfielder Leon Bailey is again deployed up top by Unai Emery, who has won his first two league matches in charge of Villa.

GAMEWEEK 17 LINE-UPS

Aston Villa XI: Olsen, Young, Konsa, Mings, Digne, Luiz, Kamara, McGinn, Buendia, Watkins, Bailey.

Subs: Marschall, Cash, Ings, Chambers, Bednarek, Coutinho, Dendoncker, Archer, K Young.

Liverpool XI: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Matip, Van Dijk, Robertson, Thiago, Henderson, Fabinho, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Salah, Nunez.

Subs: Kelleher, Gomez, Keita, Elliott, Tsimikas, Carvalho, Bajcetic, Phillips, Doak.



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  1. RICICLE
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 18 days ago

    Of course Salah’s assist

    1. TheBiffas
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 18 days ago

      It's almost as if he's a proven FPL god

    2. Yank Revolution
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 18 days ago

      Stupid Mings helped it in

  2. Bobby Digital
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 18 days ago

    Salah assist

  3. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 18 days ago

    Salah saving my season

    1. RICICLE
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 18 days ago

      How? It’s one game

      1. Scapegoat Salah
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 18 days ago

        Nvm own goal 🙁

  4. TorresMagic™
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 16 Years
    3 years, 18 days ago

    Might be an own goal.

  5. CrouchDown
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 18 days ago

    Own goal

  6. g40steve
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 18 days ago

    Mings OG

  7. lindeg
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 18 days ago

    own goal

  8. fantasist
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 18 days ago

    Konsa OG?

  9. _Ninja_
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 18 days ago

    VVd assist

  10. Shark Team
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 18 days ago

    Own goal

  11. Cilly Bonnolly
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 18 days ago

    Should be an OG and a van Dijk assist.

  12. DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 18 days ago

    That was going wide. no Salah assist

  13. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 18 days ago

    Own goal possibly

  14. Thanos
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 18 days ago

    Damn it only got Nunez in this 🙁

    Hope KDB smashes the way Salah is.

    1. RICICLE
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 18 days ago

      KDB will have an absolute field day

      1. Thanos
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 18 days ago

        Hope so mate!

        1. RICICLE
          • 3 Years
          3 years, 18 days ago

          I’ve so much belief in him, he’s just amazing, he’ll do the business

          1. Thanos
            • 4 Years
            3 years, 18 days ago

            You’re a good man for giving someone hope :-)! Hope he gets a Hattie!!

            1. RICICLE
              • 3 Years
              3 years, 18 days ago

              He could very well do man! Could very well do! 🙂

  15. Make United Great Again
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 18 days ago

    Konsa OG

  16. OPTA FPL
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 18 days ago

    season over for salah non owners

    1. RICICLE
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 18 days ago

      Lmao, good one

    2. Thanos
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 18 days ago

      🙁

    3. yousunkmybattleship
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      3 years, 18 days ago

      OK

  17. Atimis
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 18 days ago

    Salah proving me wrong once again this season, previously for having him, now for not having him

  18. La Roja
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 18 days ago

    Has to be Og

  19. Not again Shirley
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 18 days ago

    Apart from when I captained Salah against spurs earlier in the season, he has been terrible for me. When I have him he literally does nothing and when I don’t he scores well. Chose KDB instead.

  20. Zimo
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 18 days ago

    Is everyone saying own goal hoping its an own goal or is it actually?

    1. Goodfeathers
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 18 days ago

      Didn’t show a definitive angle so 50/50 probably

    2. Cilly Bonnolly
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 18 days ago

      Haven’t seen a conclusive angle but it really didn’t look like it was on target.

    3. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 18 days ago

      That’s what I’m wondering, Sky Score Center still saying Van Dijk goal…

    4. WVA
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 18 days ago

      It actually is, does no one watch football on here?

      1. Zimo
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 18 days ago

        I am and it wasn't clear. And now people saying its given because its not clear. Sooo yeah

        1. Goodfeathers
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          3 years, 18 days ago

          This

        2. WVA
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 18 days ago

          The first angle you see from behind the goal it is so clear, there is no way a ball curling away from the goal that is already not going in can go in, it's a big deflection into the bottom corner. I genuinely don't mind either way but there is a very clear angle that the shot/cross is not on target.

    5. WVA
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 18 days ago

      Lol the first angle you see is so clear

    6. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 15 Years
      3 years, 18 days ago

      I don’t own salah and not watching but I’m saying own goal

  21. Bartowski
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 18 days ago

    I might be going against the grain on here but I think that might be an own goal...

  22. nerd_is_the_werd
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 18 days ago

    Already 1 game in, and if you blank this game, you're never to return this season for me..... Mr Charles Darwin.

    1. JBG
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 18 days ago

      This

  23. WVA
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 18 days ago

    Vvd shot/cross was not on target, own goal.

  24. g40steve
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 18 days ago

    MegNutts

  25. CheesyZoot
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 18 days ago

    Salah assist given

    1. OverTinker
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 18 days ago

      untill the correction

      1. CheesyZoot
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 18 days ago

        Doubt it

  26. CrouchDown
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 18 days ago

    No definitive angle so it’s an assist

  27. DRIZ ✅
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 18 days ago

    So far jammy goal and assist for Salah Owners? il take it.

  28. COLLIN QUANER
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 18 days ago

    Gotta laugh at Salah non owners. Amateurs

    1. RICICLE
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 18 days ago

      Nobody takes this comment seriously, least not from a troll with a name like Collin

    2. DRIZ ✅
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 18 days ago

      They chose KDB over him?

  29. OPTA FPL
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 18 days ago

    that is shot on target, why people keep talking og??

    1. DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 18 days ago

      Clearly not

    2. Bobby Digital
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 18 days ago

      Yea hard to say from those angles

    3. Salarrivederci
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 18 days ago

      Only 39% owns Salah - no wonder the 'OG' echoes around on hear.

      1. OPTA FPL
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 18 days ago

        haha

      2. OPTA FPL
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 18 days ago

        I dont have him but it's not og

  30. boc610
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 18 days ago

    non salah owners feeling like they have a box of celebrations and they're all bounties

    1. DRIZ ✅
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 18 days ago

      my stomach please i have eaten and drank too much

    2. Piggs Boson
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 18 days ago

      That sounds like heaven.

    3. RICICLE
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 18 days ago

      The way Salah owners are gonna feel after KDB has done bud thing

      1. RICICLE
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 18 days ago

        His thing*

    4. THFC4LIFE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 18 days ago

      I don’t mind bounty it’s the mars I hate